Parthiv Patel showed once again that he is a gritty customer. Displaying enormous levels of concentration, Patel stuck around in the middle with Laxman. He was out for 27 when he went for a needless second run - substitute Gareth Breese's throw from long leg finding him short of the crease. But India were, then, well served by Harbhajan Singh, who smashed 21 runs off one over from Sarwan and Srinath.